Pécs

Pictures taken in Pecs on our Summer Holiday 2010
Not slow any more You'll have to be a Finn to understand this, but anyway, this means that we are slow no more :) (hidas=slow). : 2010, Hidas, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Unkari, loma, traffic Web Interesting electrical wiring in Kakasd : 2010, Community centre, Holiday, Hungary, Kakasd, Keski-Eurooppa, building, loma, rakennus Community Center Community Center, built in 1996, designed by Imre Makovecz : 2010, Community centre, Holiday, Hungary, Kakasd, Keski-Eurooppa, building, loma, rakennus Tower One of the towers of the Community centre in Kakasd : 2010, Community centre, Holiday, Hungary, Kakasd, Keski-Eurooppa, building, loma, rakennus
Wall painting Wall painting on the community centre wall : 2010, Community centre, Holiday, Hungary, Kakasd, Keski-Eurooppa, building, loma, rakennus The Franciscan Church The church in its present form is eclectic and shows the results of the reconstruction of 1925. However, its basis is medieval and Baroques. The Turkish reconstructed the mediaeval church into a mosque. According to the descriptions of the Turkish traveller Evlia Cheleby a medresse, or high school, operated in the building next to the church, in the original Franciscan monastery. According to the accounts of the famous traveller a led-roofed building stood here that incorporated a harem, a minaret and a chapel. Following the Turkish occupation the church and the monastery were returned to the Franciscans and they started the reconstruction in 1720. They sold the led roof of the mosque so that they could cover the costs of the construction. The reconstruction of the church and the monastery was completed by 1737. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, church, kaupunki, kirkko, loma, rakennus, town The Franciscan Church A nice wall painting on the facade of the Franciscan church : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, church, kirkko, loma, rakennus, religion, uskonto Kossuth Ter Kossuth Square, the long building is Town Hall, built in 1891. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town
Lajos Kossuth The statue of Lajos Kossuth, located in Kossuth Square. The sculptor of the statue, unveiled, on 10th May, 1908 is János Horvay. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Kossuth Ter, Lajos Kossuth, Pecs, city, kaupunki, loma, patsas, statue Synagogue The famous Jewish School of Pécs and the still operational Romantic style Great Synagogue were finished after four years of construction on the 22nd of July 1869. Their designers, Frigyes Feszl (his most well known works include the buildings of the Pest Vigadó and the sanctuary dome of the Dohány street synagogue of Budapest), Károly Gerster and Lipót Kauser were significant figures of 19th century Hungarian architectural art. The building next to the church is the former Jewish community school. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Fire Hydrant Bright red fire hydrant on Kossuth Ter : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma A sewer cover Nicely decorated manhole cover : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, kaivonkansi, loma, manhole
Irgalmasok utcája A street leading from Kossuth Ter to Széchenyi tér. A pedestrian zone. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Fatebenefratelli Church The Fatebenefratelli Church was built between 1727-1731. Its facade is eclectic. The first floor is decorated by through-gutter. The chamber with arc ending on the front has a Marie statue made by György Kis. The interior of the church was rebuilt in 1908. Its inlaid, wooden altars have exceptional artistic value. The baroque Italian main altar painting depicts the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. The frescos were painted by Endre Graits in 1908. The relief of Istenes Szent János, founder of Fatebenefratelli order was made by Ede Mayer sculptor. Its organ was fabricated in Anster’s workshop. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, church, historia, history, kirkko, loma, rakennus The eosin well of Zsolnay The eosin well of Zsolnay, designed by Andor Pilch, is situated on the southern part of Széchenyi tér. On the four side of the four meter high well water gurgles through heads of oxen into an arc shaped basin. The well, donated by Miklós Zsolnay is decorated by the coats of arms of the city and the family. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Zsolnay well, historia, history, ihminen, kaivo, loma, people Széchenyi tér Yet another nice looking house close to Széchenyi tér. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Széchenyi tér, building, loma, rakennus
Figurines Beautiful porcellain figurines on a store window : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, art, kauppa, loma, porcellain, porsliini, store, taide Széchenyi tér A model of Széchenyi tér : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Széchenyi tér, Unkari, loma, malli, model Pecs County Hall The eclectic four-storey building of the present County Hall stands on the lower west side of Széchenyi square. The County Hall was erected on two grounds where the houses of the Czyndery and the Cséby families once used to stand. The Emperor Joseph II. stayed in the Czyndery house during his 1770 visit. The building was bought by the Pécs-Baranya Central Savings Bank in 1895, and this is where they have built their headquarters. The bees and beehives ornamenting the building symbolize the activities of the savings bank as well. The Roman numbers on the building refer to the 1898 completion of the house : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town Town Hall The present shape of the neo-baroque, eclectic building was created in 1907, following a number of modifications. The carillon of the tower of the City Hall also contributes to the unique atmosphere of the central square of the town. You can listen to this on every hour on Széchenyi square. The coat of arms of the free royal city of Pécs is displayed on the tip of the tower. The coat of arms was awarded by Maria Theresa and his son Joseph in 1780. The building was designed by Adolf Lang. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupungintalo, loma, rakennus, town hall
Town Hall The present shape of the neo-baroque, eclectic building was created in 1907, following a number of modifications. The carillon of the tower of the City Hall also contributes to the unique atmosphere of the central square of the town. You can listen to this on every hour on Széchenyi square. The coat of arms of the free royal city of Pécs is displayed on the tip of the tower. The coat of arms was awarded by Maria Theresa and his son Joseph in 1780. The building was designed by Adolf Lang. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town János Hunyadi The statue of János Hunyadi on horse back, made by sculptor Pál Pátzy, is set on a simple stone pedestal and was inaugurated on the 12 August 1956, the 500th anniversary of the death of János Hunyadi. : 2010, János Hunyadi, Keski-Eurooppa, loma, patsas, statue The Mosque of Pasha Gazi Kaseem In the Middle Ages, the Gothic Saint Bertalan parish church stood in the middle of the city centre. After the city was taken over by the Turks the mosque of pasha Qasim was built from the rocks of Saint Bertalan. There existed a minaret next to the mosque the top of which was brought down in 1753. Its lower part was also demolished in 1766 and only its basement remained intact. In the inner wall, by the current main entrance, there is a mihrab that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. The building took its current form during the reconstruction in 1939. Saint Bertalan bell is next to the mosque. The Trinity statue in the middle of the square reached completion in 1714 to commemorate the secession of an earlier plague. The once baroque statue was so much ruined by the end of the 19th century that the city had to make a new one made – done by György Kiss – which was inaugurated in 1908. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, building, historia, history, loma, moskeija, mosque, rakennus, religion, uskonto St. Bartholomew’s Bell Tower The three bells on three columns are practically a moving statue capable of rising up as a tower. It is elevated 13 meters by hydraulics hidden 13 meters deep. A bronze statue represents the eponym of the former church, the Apostle St. Bartholomew, patron saint of tanners and vineyards. Bartholomew suffered martyrdom in A.D. 70, when he was brutally executed. He was flayed alive, crucified and beheaded. Hence the snake represents Bartholomew’s main activity, exorcism while the crucifix represents suffering and his naked body in bronze is symbolic of his having been flayed. The peal and the composition ring to movement every day at 7.00, 12.00, 17.50 and 19.00 o’clock. It is located behind The Mosque of Pasha Gazi Kaseem. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, St. Bartholomew's bell tower, Unkari, church, kellotorni, kirkko, loma, religion, uskonto
Love locks Love locks fastened on Janus Pannonius utca. There's not even a bridge here, go figure. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, loma, love lock, rakkauslukko, traditio Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul Pécs Cathedral has been a prominent feature of this Hungarian cityscape for centuries. In 1064, after a fire destroyed a Romanesque basilica, the King of Hungary, Peter Orseolo, initiated construction of Pécs Cathedral where the old church had stood. Completed in the twelfth century, it features Romanesque stone carvings of exceptional artistic value. In the sixteenth century, Turkish conquerors converted it into a mosque. The Hungarians, who regained control of the city in 1686, altered the building in the course of its return to a site of Christian worship. From 1806 to 1813, Mihaly Pollack, a master Hungarian architect, remodeled the building in the Gothic Revival style but did not address structural problems that had accrued due to the many changes to the building in the preceding centuries. By the late nineteenth century, much of the building was in critical need of structural repairs. From 1882 through 1891 architect Friedrich von Schmidt oversaw a restoration project that essentially leveled the building to its foundations and rebuilt it in a neo-Romanesque style. The statue of Bishop Ignaz Szepessy is in the front of the cathedral. : 2010, Holiday, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, building, cathedral, church, katedraali, kirkko, loma, rakennus, religion, uskonto Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul The main door of the cathedral with an unusual looking gate : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, St. Peter and Paul, Unkari, cathedral, katedraali, loma, religion, uskonto Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul The main door of the cathedral with an unusual looking gate : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, St. Peter and Paul, Unkari, cathedral, katedraali, loma, religion, uskonto
Archives of the Cathedral Parish and Collegiate The neo-classic, late Baroque building of the canonical archives and presbytery was built in 1784 based on the plans of the famous architect Sartory. The building was extended in 1794 according to the directions of János Krammer. The crypt, the cellar and the storage rooms were situated in the basement. The flat of the bell-ringers was on the ground floor, just as well as the rooms of the two chaplains, the kitchen and the flat of the clerk. The archivist's study, the archives room and the library were situated on the ground floor. The connection with the Cathedral was secured by a multi-storey passage way. During the reconstruction the present presbytery, the building was connected to the archives from the south. During the restoration of the Cathedral, the clock was taken down from the tower and was placed in the pediment of this building. The construction was finished in 1800, this is when the square in front of the Cathedral was reorganised and the remains of the eastern city wall and the southeast corner tower were demolished. : 2010, Baroque, Holiday, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, barokki, building, cathedral archives, loma, rakennus, religion, uskonto Vasvary house This is a one-floor business house with reception, having an original shop layout on the first floor and a flat on the second floor. It is ornamented by rich Zsolnay stuccos. Above the “Vasváry Ház” text we can see an allegoric figure of a woman together with the coat-of-arms of the family. Its former owner, a Bavarian metal dealer called György Traiber, changed his name to Vasváry. This is the venue of the permanent exhibition of the Vasváry salon. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Király utca, Pecs, Unkari, Vasvary house, building, loma, rakennus Maria utca Beautiful houses on Maria street. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, building, city, kaupunki, loma, rakennus Green house A nice-looking house on Maria street, very likely some kind of either government or city office. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town
Király utca Király utca building, now housing a restaurant : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Király utca, Pécs, Unkari, building, loma, rakennus, ravintola, restaurant Palatinus hotel This Art Nouveau style hotel was built in 1914. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town Pécsi Nemzeti Színház National Theatre of Pécs. To meet the demand for a high-quality structure, the city council set up a committee, led by mayor János Aidinger to coordinate the planning. The design competition of 1890 was won by Adolf Lang and Adolf Steinhardt, who, in cooperation with the renowned Fellner-Helmer duo, and 10 000 Ft granted by the county council, started the construction. The premiere was held on 5 October 1895 with the play Bánk bán. The theatre became nationalized between 1949 and 1989. The chamber theatre was opened, which was transformed to a children's theatre from 1965. After the theatre building's deterioration worsened in the middle of the 1980s, a 5 year long reconstruction started in 1986, equipping the theatre with a modern orchestra pit and new machinery. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Pécs National Theatre, art, building, historia, history, loma, rakennus, taide, teatteri Színház Square fountain The fountain in the public square in front of the theatre (Theatre Square) is ornamented by the works of local sculptor Sándor Rétfalvi, and picture various ways of acting. Kids are enjoying it, too. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pécs, Pécs National Theatre, Színház Square, Unkari, fountain, loma, lähde
Nuts! Nuts on display in front of the restaurant located on Király utca. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, huumori, loma, nuts, pähkinä, traktori Lyceum Church The church used to be a mosque. It was built from the stones of a Turkish house of worship by Pauline monks to the plans of their fellow monk, Máté Vépi. When the Pauline Order was dissolved in 1786 the building became empty and was transformed into a lyceum by Bishop Ignác Szepesy, leaving the church as a place of worship for children. It was nominated as University church in 1923 when the Elizabeth University of Bratislava was moved to Pécs. Its interiors were re-painted with the works of Ernő Gebauer. Its ownership was regained by the Pauline Order in 1997. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Király utca, Lyceum Church, Pecs, Unkari, kirkko, loma, religion, uskonto Lyceum Church Angels guarding the entrance to the church : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Lyceum Church, Pecs, Unkari, building, church, kirkko, loma, rakennus, religion, uskonto Fountain A different kind of fountain on Király street, of which I couldn't find any information whatsoever. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Király utca, Pecs, Unkari, art, fountain, loma, suihkulähde, taide
Happy polar bear Polar bear holding a huge ice cream cone and thus being very happy :). : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Király utca, Pecs, Unkari, ice cream, jääkarhu, jäätelö, loma, polar bear Nice house Nice house, Király utca 41. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town Bóbita Puppet Theatre Basically a good-looking building but in dire need of repairs. The new seat of the Charitative Women Association in Pécs was designed and built by the famous local architect Andor Pilch, in Eclectic style. The domed building was built in the place of two demolished residencial houses in Baroque style. It was finished in 1905. The puppet theatre moved to another location in 2011. : 2010, Bóbita puppet theatre, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, art, building, loma, nukketeatteri, rakennus, taide Hotel Sopianae Boutique Hotel Sopianae is set in a historic building from the 18th century. It is located in the historic centre of Pécs : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town
Newer architecture Newer architecture, but not that bad looking building actually, on the corner of Rakoczi Ut and Hal Ter. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, building, kaupunki, loma, rakennus, town Old and new Traditional blouses sold together with not so traditional T-shirts. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, clothes, kauppa, loma, store, tourism, turismi, vaatteet Teddy bear Very inviting store sign : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, liikekyltti, loma, nalle, store sign, teddy bear Red and yellow Nice colour combination, very likely the back side of a church or monastery or something like that, as there are some cross-shaped openings visible. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, church, colour, kirkko, loma, väri
Lonely bear A vintage teddy bear waiting for a new owner : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Unkari, flea market, kirpputori, loma, nalle, teddy bear Art performance Art performance at Szent István tér, in a fountain. : 2010, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Pecs, Szent István tér, Unkari, art, loma, taide Balaton Lake Balaton shore in Balatonlelle : 2010, Balaton, Balatonlelle, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Unkari, järvi, lake, loma Lake Balaton A view from Balatonlelle to the lake. : 2010, Balaton, Balatonlelle, Hungary, Keski-Eurooppa, Unkari, järvi, lake, loma